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White Fort, sometimes known as "Two Siberians," is a rocking Russian bossa nova duet. With Artyom Yakushenko on violin and Yuriy Matveyev on guitar, they play high-energy, precise, insanely dynamic music that spans all genres.

Their secret? They're really from Siberia, where they were raised and educated in Soviet tradition. Enrolled as children in stern classical music school, they spent many long, long winters with nothing to do but practice. This is talent born at the limit of human endurance--no joke!

I met Artyom in 1986 while traveling on the Trans Siberian railway. At 16, his utter mastery of the violin lit a flame in my heart that, 25 years later, led me to try bringing their music here to America. I invite you to listen, and be ignited as well. Enjoy.

Say, we're actually allowed to announce this, finally: We're playing at the Rochester Jazz festival this summer! We're using our East Coast name, "Two Siberians." We'll be doing two sets at the Little Theater, on Friday June 21. Come out and say hi!